Exode 2
1 Et un homme de la maison de Lévi était allé se marier avec une fille de la maison de Lévi.
(There was a man who/My father) was descended from [Jacob’s son] Levi. He married a woman who was [also] descended from Levi.
2 Et cette femme devint enceinte, et eut un fils; et voyant qu'il était beau, elle le cacha pendant trois mois.
She became pregnant and gave birth to (a baby boy/me). When she saw that he/I was a good-looking baby, she hid him/me for three months, [because she was not willing to do what the king commanded].
3 Mais ne pouvant le tenir caché plus longtemps elle prit un batelet de jonc qu'elle enduisit de poix et de résine et elle y plaça l'enfant et elle l'exposa dans les roseaux au bord du Nil.
When she was unable to (hide him/me/keep it a secret) any longer, she got a basket made from tall reeds. She covered the basket with tar ([to make it waterproof/so water could not get in]). Then she put him/me in the basket and put the basket in [the water] in the middle of the tall grass at the edge of the Nile [River].
4 Et la sœur de l'enfant se posta à distance pour observer ce qui lui arriverait.
His/My older sister was standing not far away, [watching to see] what would happen to him/me.
5 Et la fille de Pharaon descendit pour se baigner dans le Nil. Or ses femmes marchaient le long du fleuve; et elle aperçut le batelet au milieu des roseaux, et elle envoya sa suivante pour le prendre.
[Soon] the king’s daughter went down to the river to bathe. Her female servants were walking along the riverbank. She saw the basket amid the tall grass [in the river]. So she sent [one of] her servants to get it.
6 Et l'ayant découvert elle vit un enfant, et voici, c'était un petit garçon qui pleurait; et elle eut pitié de lui et dit: C'est l'un des enfants des Hébreux.
When [the servant brought the basket to her], she opened it, and was surprised to see (a baby that was/me), crying. She felt sorry for him/me, and said, “This [must] be one of the Hebrews’ babies.”
7 Alors la sœur dit à la fille de Pharaon: Irai-je te chercher une nourrice parmi les femmes des Hébreux pour allaiter l'enfant?
Then (the baby’s/my) [older] sister [approached] the king’s daughter and said, “Do you want me to go and find someone from among the Hebrew women who will [be able to] nurse the baby for you?”
8 Et la fille de Pharaon lui dit: Va. Et la jeune fille alla chercher la mère de l'enfant.
The king’s daughter said to her, “[Yes], go [and find one].” So the girl went and summoned (the baby’s/my) mother.
9 Et la fille de Pharaon lui dit: Emporte cet enfant, et allaite-le pour moi, et je te donnerai ton salaire. Alors la femme emporta l'enfant et l'allaita.
The king’s daughter said to her, “[Please] take this baby and nurse him for me. I will pay you [for doing that].” So (the woman/my mother) took him/me and nursed him/me.
10 Et lorsque l'enfant eut grandi, elle l'amena à la fille de Pharaon, et il fut pour elle un fils, et elle lui donna le nom de Moïse, et dit: C'est que je l'ai retiré des eaux.
([A few years later]/when (the child/I) grew [older]), she brought him/me to the king’s daughter. She adopted him/me [as though I was] her own son. She named him/me Moses, [which sounds like the Hebrew words ‘pull out’], because she said “I pulled him out of the water.”
11 Et à cette époque-là, comme Moïse était adulte, il alla visiter ses frères, et fut témoin de leurs charges, et il vit un Égyptien battre un Hébreu, l'un de ses frères.
One day, after Moses/I had grown up, he/I went out [of the palace area] to see his/my people, [the Hebrews]. He/I saw how they were being [forced to work] very hard. He/I [also] saw an Egyptian [man] beating one of his/my Hebrew people.
12 Et il regarda de côté et d'autre, et voyant qu'il n'y avait personne, il fit tomber sous ses coups l'Égyptien et l'enfouit dans le sable.
He/I looked around [to see if anyone was watching]. Seeing no one, he/I killed the Egyptian man and buried his [body] in the sand.
13 Et le lendemain il sortit, et voilà que deux Hébreux se querellaient, et il dit à celui qui avait tort: Pourquoi frappes-tu ton prochain?
The next day he/I returned [to the same place]. He/I was surprised to see two Hebrew men who were fighting [each other]. He/I said to the man who started the fight, “Why are you (you should not be) striking your fellow [Hebrew].”
14 Et il répondit: Qui t'a préposé sur nous comme supérieur et juge? Penses-tu à me tuer, comme tu as tué l'Égyptien? Alors Moïse eut peur et dit: Certainement le fait est connu.
The man replied, “(Who made you our ruler and judge?/No one made you our ruler and judge!) [RHQ] [You have no right to interfere with us] Are you going to kill me just like you killed that Egyptian man [yesterday]?” Then Moses/I was afraid, [because] he/I thought, “[Since that man knows what I did], surely [other people] know, [too].”
15 Et Pharaon ouït parler du fait, et il cherchait à faire mourir Moïse. Mais Moïse s'enfuit de devant Pharaon, et il se fixa au pays de Madian, demeurant près de la fontaine.
[And that was correct]. The king heard about what he/I had done [to that Egyptian. So he ordered his soldiers to] execute/kill Moses/me. But he/I fled from the king [and left Egypt. He/I traveled east to] the Midian [region] and started to live there.
16 Or le prêtre de Madian avait sept filles, et elles venaient puiser de l'eau et emplir les auges pour abreuver les brebis de leur père.
The man who was the (priest/one who offered the people’s gifts to God) for the Midian people, [whose name was Jethro], had seven daughters. [One day] as Moses/I sat down beside a well, those girls came [to the well] and got water, and filled the troughs in order to give water to their father’s flock [of sheep].
17 Et les bergers arrivèrent et les chassèrent; mais Moïse se leva, et leur prêta secours et abreuva leurs brebis.
Some (shepherds/men who took care of other sheep) came and started to chase away the girls. But Moses/I helped/rescued the girls, and got water for their sheep.
18 Et quand elles furent de retour auprès de Reguel, leur père, il leur demanda: Pourquoi venez-vous si tôt aujourd'hui?
When the girls returned to their father [Jethro], [whose other name is] Reuel, he asked them, “How is it that you were able to [give water to the sheep and] come home so quickly today?”
19 Et elles répondirent: Un Égyptien nous a sauvées des mains des bergers, et même il a puisé l'eau pour nous, et abreuvé les brebis.
They replied, “A man from Egypt kept [MTY] other shepherds from sending us away. He also got water for us [from the well] and gave water to the flock [of sheep].”
20 Et il dit à ses filles: Mais où est-il? Pourquoi avez-vous laissé là cet homme? Invitez-le à manger le pain!
He said to his daughters, “Where is he? (Why did you leave him [out there]?/You should not leave him [out there]!) [RHQ] Invite him [in], so he can have something to eat [MTY]!”
21 Et Moïse consentit à demeurer chez cet homme, qui lui donna Tsippora, sa fille, en mariage.
[So they did], and Moses/I [accepted and ate with them]. And Moses/I decided to live there. Later Jethro gave him/me his daughter Zipporah [to be his/my wife].
22 Et elle enfanta un fils, et il l'appela du nom de Gersom (hôte), car il dit: Je suis hôte en pays étranger.
Later she gave birth to a son, and Moses/I named him Gershom, [which sounds like the Hebrew words that mean ‘foreigner’], because he/I said, “I am living as a foreigner in [this] land.”
23 Et longtemps après, le roi d'Egypte mourut, et les enfants d'Israël gémissaient sous la servitude et poussaient des cris, et leurs cris, excités par la servitude, arrivèrent jusqu'à Dieu.
Many years later the king of Egypt died. The Israeli people [in Egypt] were still groaning because of the [hard work they had to do as] slaves. They called out for [someone to] help them, and God heard them call out [PRS].
24 Et Dieu écouta leurs gémissements et se rappela son alliance avec Abraham, avec Isaac et avec Jacob.
He heard them groaning. And he (thought about/did not forget) that he had solemnly promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob [to bless their descendants].
25 Et Dieu voyait les enfants d'Israël et Il était sachant.
God saw how the Israeli people were [being badly treated], and he was concerned about them.
